Detailed Introduction to Ansys Workbench

Learn to define materials in engineering data for ANSYS Workbench, set density and thermal conductivity, use the toolbox and table of properties, and link data to structural analyses.

Learn to extract materials from the general material library in ANSYS Workbench, add stainless steel and concrete to a project, and export or import engineering data.

Learn to create and modify dormitory geometry in DesignModeler for static structural analysis, navigate the design world, and master the interface, toolbars, units, coordinate systems, and selection filters.

Explore the two dimensional toolbox to define a plate using horizontal, vertical, and point-based dimensions, with construction lines and semi automatic dimensioning to achieve fully defined geometry.

Learn to use the extrude command in Ansys Workbench to create 3d solids from 2d sketches on planes, control direction and depth, and manage materials and multiple bodies.

Learn the revolve workflow in ANSYS Workbench using the regional command to create doughnut and elbow connector features from sketches, defining diameter and distance in millimeters and rotating about axes.

Create and manipulate profiles for sweeping in Ansys Workbench, aligning profiles to paths with perpendicular planes, and adjust options like tangent and global axis to model hollow pipes and springs.

Explore how to create skin and loft between two or more sections in Ansys Workbench, using parallel planes, different profiles, and equal edge counts.

Learn how to create blends and fillets in Ansys Workbench by selecting faces or edges, setting fixed or variable planes, and applying linear or smooth transitions to reduce stress concentration.

Slice to divide solid bodies into multiple segments using planes or surfaces, enabling proper flow, transitions, and identification of critical regions for analysis.

Learn to create a line body in ANSYS Workbench by selecting points and applying rectangular or circular cross sections with orientation control.

Learn to configure global mesh controls in Ansys Workbench, set metric units, adjust element order and quality, and apply sizing factors for accurate, efficient meshing.

Explore global mesh controls in ANSYS Workbench, including adaptive sizing with proximity refinement, transition and ban angle controls, defeaturing, and initial sizes for assembly or per-part meshing.

Learn to use proximity based sizing function in global mesh controls to define gaps between regions, control element layers across the gap, and choose volumes or areas for proximity reasoning.

Learn how to perform a simple static structural analysis in Ansys Workbench by setting up engineering data, geometry, materials, unit systems, and boundary and loading conditions, then review the results.

Demonstrate enforcing a prescribed end displacement in a cantilever beam using Ansys Workbench, applying fixed boundary conditions, displacement in the y direction, and analyzing reaction forces and deformation.

Model a center-loaded simply supported beam with solid elements in ANSYS Workbench. Set roller and pin supports, analyze bending stress and deflection, and validate results against analytical solutions.

Explore cantilever beam bending with circular and square cross-sections under load, revealing how moment of inertia governs deflection and bending stress, verified analytically and in simulation with a linear model.

Explore Allen key analysis in ANSYS Workbench by comparing 3D and 1D models of a hexagonal cross-section handle under combined forces, verifying reactions and maximum principal stress.

Perform a gear modal analysis in Ansys Workbench to find the first natural frequency under an axis-rotation boundary, using remote displacement and material changes from steel to aluminum.

Explore mode participation factor in Ansys Workbench, linking natural frequencies, dominant directions, and effective mass to determine how many modes are needed to capture dynamic behavior.

Explore geometric nonlinearity types—large displacement, large rotation, stress stiffening, and centrifugal effects—and learn to update the stiffness matrix as geometry evolves during analysis.

Enable geometric nonlinearity to capture large deflections and bending in a cantilever under a 10000 newton load, showing nonlinear results diverge from linear assumptions.

Explains material nonlinearity, distinguishing elastic and plastic regions where stress is not proportional to strain, and introduces nonlinear elastic, hyperelastic, and multi-linear hardening models via strain energy density.

Learn how contact transfers forces between components in ANSYS Workbench by defining contact and target surfaces, preventing penetration, and modeling normal and tangential forces.

Learn steady state thermal analysis, including linear versus nonlinear cases, temperature-dependent properties, convection and radiation effects, and the energy balance that determines temperatures, gradients, and heat flux.

Analyze heat transfer by radiation in a heating coil model using Ansys Workbench, defining tungsten material, internal heat generation, and ambient radiation to assess energy balance and non-linear convergence.

Explore transient thermal analysis in ANSYS Workbench, contrasting it with steady-state by tracking time-based temperature changes using material properties, initial temperature, and thermal loads to predict distribution.

Perform a transient thermal analysis of a steel intake manifold, applying 150 °C for two seconds and 30 °C otherwise across eight seconds, then proceed to a structural analysis.